Shokz is quickly becoming the go-to brand of headphones runners, cyclists and other endurance athletes are reaching for. It’s impossible to stop in at your local run club’s weekly meetups without seeing at least one pair of the OpenRun Pro wrapped around the back of someone’s head.
If you prefer earbuds that are separate from each other, the OpenDots ONE might be more your speed. Having released about one year ago, SHOKZ has now unveiled a brand new, red hot colorway that boldly stands out among the simpler options it launched with. If you grab yourself a pair before April 7th, your pair will even be 20% off. The OpenDots ONE will normally sell for $200, so that discount ends up shaving off $40. You only need to pay $160 for a limited time.
Like Shokz other earbuds, the OpenDots ONE are open-ear, allowing sounds from your environment to not sound muffled alongside your music, podcasts, or audiobooks. This is crucial for runners. While in most daily cases, perfect noise cancelling headphones might be ideal, road running is not one of them. The open-ear design lets you still hear sounds from your environment, like oncoming traffic, keeping you aware and increasing your safety while out on the roads. They’re also water and sweatproof, so they can’t handle some light rain or high intensity workout.
Dynamic Ear Detection
While still showcasing Shokz signature open-ear sound technology, the OpenDots ONE also implement a clip-on, secure fit design. An alternative to the ever popular- over-ear hooks, these earbuds reach around so as to take pressure off the top of the ear. They still manage to support a wide range of ear sizes for a comfortable fit.
Something unique to these earbuds versus others on the market, the OpenDots ONE don’t actually have designated units for the left and right side. They can be worn interchangeably, then the dynamic ear detection can automatically tell which is placed in which ear.
As you’d expect with a pair of earbuds in today’s day and age, the OpenDots are equipped with intuitive controls along the edges of the earbuds so you can control playing, pausing, and skipping music as well as answering incoming calls without having to take your phone out of your pocket.
One the subject of calls, Shokz has put an emphasis on audio quality by utilizing noise cancellation tech to isolate your voice from the background sounds coming from your surroundings.
Battery is impressive too. The OpenDots ONEW are working with a total battery of up to 40 hours, when including the charging case in the calculation. The earbuds on their own should last you up to a good 10 hours on their own.